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Puerto Rican Oriole
Icterus portoricensis
Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
The Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) is a member of the Icteridae family found in North America. Adults weigh 35.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Genus Icterus
- Species portoricensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 35.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Icteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Puerto Rican Oriole is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Puerto Rican Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) belongs to the Icteridae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across North America. Its distribution covers NA Puerto Rico.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 35.7 g, with a wing length of about 9.4 cm and a tail of around 8.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8,774 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Puerto Rican Oriole?
The Puerto Rican Oriole is a small bird that weighs around 35.7 g.
Where does the Puerto Rican Oriole live?
The Puerto Rican Oriole is found across North America with a range covering NA Puerto Rico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Puerto Rican Oriole belong to?
The Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Puerto Rican Oriole eat?
The Puerto Rican Oriole is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Puerto Rican Oriole migrate?
The Puerto Rican Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Puerto Rican Oriole endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Puerto Rican Oriole make?
1 real field recording of the Puerto Rican Oriole — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Puerto Rican Oriole's range?
The Puerto Rican Oriole has a mapped global range of about 8,774 km².
Conservation
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